Lyon chief cracks the whip as PSG beckon

If Lyon's players had any smiles after their qualification for the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday, they were quickly erased by a furious post-match diatribe from club president Jean-Michel Aulas.

In the next chapter of a season in which Lyon have proved remarkably inconsistent, the seven-time French champions host Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday knowing that their every move will be scrutinised.

But Aulas's ire, once firmly aimed at under-fire coach Claude Puel, is now focused on the players themselves.